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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938, AND FOOD REGULATIONS—
continued Informal and Formal Samples submitted for Analysis.
| Article | Informal | Formal | Total | Article | Informal | Formal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 61 | - | 61 | Brought forward | 206 | 28 | 234 |
| Ice Cream | 9 | - | 9 | DRUGS. | |||
| Ice Cream Powder | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
| Jam | 1 | - | 1 | Ammoniated Tincture of | |||
| Jellies | 3 | - | 3 | Quinine | 2 | - | 2 |
| Jelly Crystals | 1 | - | 1 | Arrowroot | 1 | - | 1 |
| Lemon Barley Water | 1 | - | 1 | Arnica, Tincture of | 1 | - | 1 |
| Lemonade Powder | 4 | - | 4 | Balsams | 4 | - | 4 |
| Luncheon Meat | 4 | - | 4 | ||||
| Bismuth Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| Macaroni | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| Borax and Honey | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| Marzipan | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
| Calamine Lotion | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| Meat Paste | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
| Camphor and Aconite Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | ||||
| Meringue Mixture | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
| Milk | - | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Milk (condensed) | 1 | - | 1 | Camphorated Oil | 3 | - | 3 |
| Milk Whipping Compound | 1 | - | 1 | Cascara Sagrada | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mincemeat | 4 | - | 4 | Castor Oil | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mint (dried) | 3 | - | 3 | Cough Mixtures | 5 | - | 5 |
| Mustard | 2 | - | 2 | Embrocation | 1 | - | 1 |
| Nutmeg (ground) | 1 | - | 1 | Eucalyptus Oil | 3 | - | 3 |
| Nuts (ground) | 1 | - | 1 | Emulsion | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pastry Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | Glycerin of Thymol | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pudding Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | Hypophosphites, Comp. Syrup of | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pepper | 6 | - | 6 | ||||
| Peel | 1 | - | 1 | Iodine, Tincture of | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pickles | 1 | - | 1 | Juniper, Oil of | 2 | - | 2 |
| Pies and Puddings | 7 | - | 7 | Lemon, Glycerin and Honey | 1 | - | 1 |
| Rennet, Essence of | 2 | - | 2 | Liniment of Turpentine | 2 | - | 2 |
| Saccharin Tablets | 4 | - | 4 | Liquorice Powder | 1 | - | 1 |
| Salad Cream | 2 | - | 2 | Liquid Paraffin | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sauces | 7 | - | 7 | Myrrh, Tincture of | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sausages | 30 | - | 30 | Medicated Tablets | 6 | - | 6 |
| Seasoning | 1 | - | 1 | Ointments | 6 | - | 6 |
| Soft Drinks | 4 | - | 4 | Parrish's Chemical Food | 1 | - | 1 |
| Soups | 5 | - | 5 | Menthol and Wintergreen Cream | 2 | - | 2 |
| Spices | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Spaghetti | 1 | - | 1 | Patent Medicines | 1 | - | 1 |
| Spreads | 1 | - | 1 | Peppermint, Solution of | 1 | - | 1 |
| Stuffing | 1 | - | 1 | Pills | 1 | - | 1 |
| Suet | 2 | - | 2 | Rose Hip Syrup | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sweetmeats | 2 | - | 2 | Salines | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sweets | 6 | - | 6 | Senna Pods | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tea | 2 | - | 2 | Sodium Bicarbonate | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tomato Puree | 2 | - | 2 | Stomach Powders | 2 | - | 2 |
| Tomato Paste | 1 | - | 1 | Syrup of Figs | 1 | - | 1 |
| Vinegar | 3 | - | 3 | Wintergreen Oil | 5 | - | 5 |
| Welsh Rarebit Mixture | 1 | - | 1 | Witch Hazel | 2 | - | 2 |
| Carried forward | 206 | 28 | 234 | Totals | 276 | 28 | 304 |